Chaetopappa is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae which are known generally as leastdaisies.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta 5: 301 in LatinTropicos, Chaetopappa DC.
These wildflowers are native to western and central North America. The flower heads bear daisies with curled ray florets which may be white to shades of blue and purple, surrounding yellow disc florets.Flora of North America, Chaetopappa de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 301. 1836.
SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution mapsCONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.Shinners, L. H. 1946b. Revision of the genus Chaetopappa DC. Wrightia 1: 63–81. Chaetopappa asteroides - Arkansas leastdaisy - Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Arkansas Louisiana South Carolina Tamaulipas San Luis Potosí Veracruz HidalgoFlora of North America, Chaetopappa asteroides (Nuttall) de Candolle var. asteroides Chaetopappa bellidifolia - whiteray leastdaisy - Texas Chaetopappa bellioides - manyflower leastdaisy - Texas New Mexico Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, ZacatecasFlora of North America, Chaetopappa bellioides (A. Gray) Shinners, Wrightia. 1: 77. 1946. Chaetopappa effusa - spreading leastdaisy - Texas Chaetopappa ericoides - rose heath - California Nevada Arizona Utah New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Chihuahua Coahuila Sonora Durango Nuevo León Chaetopappa hersheyi - Guadalupe leastdaisy - Texas New Mexico Chaetopappa imberbis - awnless leastdaisy - Texas Chaetopappa parryi - Parry's leastdaisy - Texas Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas Chaetopappa plomoensis - CoahuilaTurner, Billie Lee. 1977. Sida 7(1): 22-23, f. 1 Chaetopappa pulchella - Coahuila
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External links Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile